This past week, I received an email asking, “How can I give my managers a better understanding of why DEI is so important for our organization?” It is an important question and one the business leaders and human resources professionals should be asking. Shareholders, Investors, and Social Justice Groups are demanding companies take action around […]
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Stress: A Stealer of Productivity.
“I’m exhausted,” were the first words out of his mouth as he walked into the conference room. He wasn’t the first person this week to express this sentiment. In fact, if I am honest, I, too, am tired. In the workplace, we have been asked to deal with changing environments due to the pandemic. We […]
HEY MANAGERS, IT IS NOT YOUR EMPLOYEES FAULT
“My employee is an idiot*.” At every one of my management seminars, at least one leader, manager, or supervisor will come out and say, “My employees are idiots,” while most of the other leaders in the room are just thinking it. When I hear someone say that their employee is an idiot, I can’t help […]
AVOID THE TOP TEN MISTAKES MANAGERS MAKE
When a manager makes a mistake, it is amplified by their position. More people observe a manager’s behaviors and will notice their errors because of the role they hold. Managers, like all of us, are judged on our performance including our mistakes. If we do not continually meet our stakeholders’ expectations, our results will continue […]
What are you reading, today?
I grew up in a family of readers. Books were valued for what they taught us and the ability to transport us to other worlds and see others’ perspectives. Even today, when we gather as a family, one of the first questions we are asked is, “What are you reading?” For us to excel as […]
In Praise of the American Worker
In praise of the American Worker. The sound of the alarm fills the early morning. Julie slams her hand down, hoping to stop the insufferable noise. In one hour, she will be walking into work, a coffee in her hand and a determination on her face. Like millions of others across the country, she is […]
NEVER SAY NO – SAY YES AND . . .
As team leaders, we are responsible for managing our team’s workload, assigning the right people to the right tasks, creating efficiencies, and meeting deadlines. And no matter how well we plan, there will be time we get a request from a boss, coworker, or direct report that will throw off our plans. Our first reaction […]
Employment Laws: Rules of the Road
When we learn to drive, we are giving the driver’s manual for our state. In the state of Tennessee, the driver’s manual is 132 pages long. It prepares us to learn how to drive by teaching us about our vehicle, the symbols used to convey messages as we drive, how to drive at night, and […]
Olympians: Search for the Best
Every four years, the Summer Olympics search for the best athletes in a variety of sports. Over the last sixteen days, I watched in awe as the athletes competed in the Summer Olympics. The endurance of Molly Seidel as she won the bronze in the women’s marathon. The drive of shot putters Ryan Crouser and […]
Winning in Times of Crisis
Winning in Times of Crisis. As a crisis response manager for a television network, I experienced dozens of crises during my tenure from in-studio floods, earthquakes, gas leaks, stalking of our on-air talent, power outages, winter storms, and even a deer crashing into our studios. Some crises lasted an afternoon, and others lasted months. There […]